Revealed: Why Barcelona and Real Madrid are missing from Liga’s opening matchday Liga returns this weekend with a unique six-game opening matchday, but title holders Barcelona and rivals Real Madrid ...

A resident walks along the Madrid Rio (Madrid River) on its opening day. Madrid residents, who suffer searing summer heat in a city that is several hours from the coast, will be able to cool off at ...

Less than a month after Spain won the World Cup, La Liga is the first of Europe's big domestic leagues to kick off this weekend, though in muted fashion. One game has been postponed and defending ...

Madrid residents, who suffer searing summer heat in a city that is several hours from the coast, will be able to cool off at their own "beach" in a vast new park that opened to the public Friday. The ...